RARE 1954 THE PENGUINS EARTH ANGEL ORIG. PRESSING 45 NM
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Description
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RARE
VINTAGE
1954
THE PENGUINS
"EARTH ANGEL"
AND
"HEY SENORITA"
7" VINYL 45 RPM RECORD
DOOTONE RECORDS # 348
NEAR MINT CONDITION - VINYL AND LABELS!
This is the First Pressing of Earth Angel and Hey Senorita from 1954 on DooTone Records with the original silver on red label.
Collectors: This is a Near Mint Vinyl and appears to be unplayed. The record has all of its original luster and excellent labels. A scarce record in this condition.
The Penguins were one of a number of doo-wop groups of the period named after birds (such as The Orioles, The Flamingos, The Ravens, and The Crows). One of the members smoked Kool cigarettes, which, at the time, had "Willie the Penguin" as its advertising character. They considered themselves "cool," and accordingly, decided to call themselves "The Penguins."
Dootone Records released The Penguins' single "Hey Senorita" in late 1954 as the A-side, but after a radio DJ flipped the record over to the B-side, "Earth Angel" worked its way up to #1 on the Billboard charts (the only Penguins song ever to fly that high), and held that place for three weeks early in 1955.
For 3 decades, "Earth Angel" was almost always the #2 song on New York City's oldies station WCBS-FM's annual Top 500 Countdown (The Five Satin's "In The Still of the Night" was the perennial #1 pick).
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